Dispatch from the Desert Planet

Dispatch from the Desert Planet

Broadcasting to listeners in 268 planets, 126 fixed location space stations, and 12 recently terraformed meteors the 89.x1 team works diligently to bring the best in non-news information while complying with Coalition mandates. Stay safe, stay informed, and stay tuned. Black written. Afrofuturism. BIPOC Podcast.

Episodes

February 9, 2021 13 mins

Transcript available here.

Broadcaster W. Coleman explores surveillance capitalism and Broadcaster  S. Cisneros gets to know a rebel musician. Featuring Leanne Thacker, Angela Barraza, and Edgar Ricaud. Stay tuned for updates regarding the release of Edgar's latest album.

Theme music by Sun Blood Stories

Cover Art by Jeremie Serrano 

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (affiliate link, purchasing on Book...

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The great outdoors (from space!) 

Transcript available here

Featuring Kent Overshown as Broadcaster K. Baldwin. Cover art by Jeremie Serrano and music by Sun Blood Stories.

Real-world Links:

Diversify Outdoors 

National Parks and Racial Equity

Nature and Health

Climate Change and Indigenous Activism

Standing Rock

Spotlight on Indigenous Activists 


Coffee Break featured Inca Lands by Hiram Bingham, reading courte...

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January 12, 2021 5 mins

This special non-fiction episode includes commentary about the attempted insurrection on January 6th, 2021 and extended reading/listening/watching resources. 

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Related to the complicity of Capitol police (be it active or passive) Aljazeera is reporting on the FBI’s warning US Law Enforcement before the attack. They also have live updates pertaining to the insurrection, Donald Trump, consequences, and l...

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January 4, 2021 8 mins

Catch some of the 89.x1 crews evening announcements. Thank you to our donors, and sustaining Ko-fi/Patreon supporters for making Dispatch from the Desert Planet Possible. 

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Deepest gratitude Bean, Angela, Sarra, Sagrario, Leanne, Leanne, Matt, Berry, Justin, Tevanna, Mariah, Alyse, Lauren, Gina, Amber and the entire Sun Blood Stories team, Oliver, Oliver, Mara, Miki, Bobby, Michelle, Alyssa, Alys...

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December 29, 2020 21 mins

Broadcaster C. Countee embraces life as a space pirate and takes some time to do a broadcast. 

Transcripts available here.

Morgan Wolski as Broadcaster C. Countee

Morgan Maxwell as Broadcaster J. June

Leanne Thacker as Broadcaster W. Coleman

Angela Barraza as Broadcaster S. Cisneros 

Kent Overshown as Broadcaster K. Baldwin

Dispatch from the Desert Planet is a work of fiction. For non-fiction learning we recommend startin...

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December 15, 2020 23 mins

Join Broadcasters W. Coleman, J. June, and L. Hughes for an epically un-fun game. 

Transcripts available here.

Broadcaster W. Coleman played by Leanne Thacker

Broadcaster. J. June played by Morgan Maxwell

Broadcaster L. Hughes played by Rhae-Dawn Royal

Cover Art By Jeremie Serrano

Music by Sun Blood Stories. Pre-order Sun Blood Stories' latest project (a)Live and Alone at Visual Arts Collective by making any monetary donation....

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December 1, 2020 20 mins

Listeners? Are you there? 

Transcripts available here.

Angela Barraza as Broadcaster S. Cisneros

Athena Hagen as "Broadcaster" Jane

Morgan Maxwell as Broadcaster J. June

Kent Overshown as Broadcaster K. Baldwin

Rhae-Dawn Royal as Broadcaster L. Hughes

Leanne Thacker as Broadcaster W. Coleman 

and

Morgan Wolski as Broadcaster C. Countee

Cover art by Jeremie Serrano and music by Sun Blood Stories. For more about Sun Blood S...

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Broadcaster J. June calls home. 


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Transcripts available here. Broadcaster J. June makes the second phone call in a farewell series. Featuring Sagrario Estrella. 


Thank  you to our donors and sustaining supporters for making the episode  possible. Stay tuned until the end for a behind the scenes tidbit.

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Transcripts available here. Message One in a three part series. Broadcaster J. June as opened a case of Break in Case of Emergency! Plus, meet The Council. 


Content Notice: Two uses of explicit language


Thank you to our donors and sustaining supporters for making the episode possible. Stay tuned until the end for a behind the scenes tidbit. 

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September 21, 2020 9 mins

Episode Description: Utterly regular and unremarkable greetings from Broadcaster Jane.


CONTENT WARNING (CW): Weight loss and weight gain. This episode includes two vintage commercials that discuss weight. One is a children’s tonic to support weight gain (starts 1:29 and ends 2:23) and the other is an advertisement for weight loss pills (starts 5:09 and ends 5:38). The inclusion of this content is intended as satire and a criti...

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September 14, 2020 10 mins

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The 89.x1 Broadcast team is waiting on a ruling and finds ways to pass the time. Content Warning: This episode of Dispatch from the Desert Planet acknowledges hyena genitalia.

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Afrofuturism, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, Audio Drama, Dystopia, Satire

For more on Tuvalu:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/will-tuvalu-disappear-beneath-the-sea-180940704/

https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...

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September 8, 2020 9 mins

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Transcripts here.

Broadcaster J. June offers a sincere apology to Bach and Barker Financial Services. A non-news information update helps listeners understand all of the protests that are definitely not happening.

Brave Robot Ice Cream makes an appearance! It’s animal-free completely vegan DAIRY ice cream! You read that right. Looks like vegan dairy is a bright spot in a kinda dark Coalition monitored future. Learn more...

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Bach and Barker cares about diversity in the financial literacy conversation! We hear you. That's why we're presenting this free financial literacy course on 89.x1.

Transcripts available here.

Science Fiction, Sc-Fi, Afrofuturism, Audio Drama, Satire


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August 31, 2020 8 mins

The 89.x1 team commemorates the day with a trip into the Broadcast vaults. 


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Science Fiction, Sc-Fi, Afrofuturism, Audio Drama

Elements of this episode were inspired by the ongoing internment of members of the Uighur ethnic group in China. Learn more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53650246

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53809345

help spread awareness.


Elements of this...

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August 24, 2020 7 mins

Some uninvited guests make themselves comfortable at the 89.x1 Remote Desert Planet HQ. 

Transcripts available here.

Science Fiction, Sc-Fi, Afrofuturism, Audio Drama

Show Notes:

Elements of this episode were inspired by the story of Nick Tilsen. Tilsen is in no way affiliated with Dispatch from the Desert Planet. Learn more about real events here:

https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/black-hills-treaty-defender-faces-felony-ch...

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August 20, 2020 5 mins

Broadcaster J. June interrupts regularly scheduled programing for a sad announcement.

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Afrofuturism, Audio Drama, Science Fiction, Black Written

Show Notes:

The fictional NewCanem Magazine presented in Dispatch from the Desert Planet references the real Cave Canem Foundation but is in no way affiliated with it. Learn more about the Cave Canem Foundation at https://cavecanempoets.org/.

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August 17, 2020 8 mins

Broadcaster K. Baldwin reads listeners another chapter in the adventure saga "T. Tosin Travels Through Time!" Join our hero on Earth One, PreStandardTime 1998. 

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Broadcaster K. Baldwin was voiced by Kent Overshown.

Sources:

Taft, William H.: Author, and William H.: Speaker Taft. President Taft on prosperity. 1912. Audio. Retrieved from the Libr...

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August 12, 2020 5 mins

The 89.x1 Broadcast team wine tasting lasts a little longer than planned.

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Dispatch From the Desert Planet:

www.dispatchfromthedesertplanet.com

www.patreon.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet

www.instagram.com/dispatchfromthedesertplanet

Venmo: dispatchfromthedesertplanet

Jeremie Serrano:

https://www.instagram.com/lacomidadejeremie/

https://www.lacomidadejeremie.com/

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August 10, 2020 8 mins

Following a Coalition suggestion the 89.x1 seeks to uplift and promote the tourism industry to ensure a swift economic recovery. Catch Broadcaster J. June's travel tips plus CFAS mandated content. See the worlds, try new foods, experience new cultures, operate in non-standard gravities, worry not about...

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Show Notes

http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehpl/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=641dd7...

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